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Sardonic

Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.

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Sarcastic 84% connected

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Achromatic adjective · 78% connection

having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

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Blunt adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Candid adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Civilised adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Civilized adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Colloquial adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual e…

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Conversational adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual e…

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Courteous adjective · 78% connection

characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the…

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Cultivated adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Cultured adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Diplomatic adjective · 78% connection

using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic change of…

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Diplomatical adjective · 78% connection

using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic change of…

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Direct verb · 78% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Engineer verb · 78% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Formal adjective · 78% connection

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Forthright adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Frank adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Free-spoken adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Acrid adjective · 78% connection

Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper, mind, writing.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forced, unnatural, insincere, hence, derisive.
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Assentation noun · 78% connection

Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.

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Backhanded adjective · 78% connection

Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment.

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Brown thrush unknown · 78% connection

A common American singing bird (Harporhynchus rufus), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher.

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Catbird noun · 78% connection

An American bird (Galeoscoptes Carolinensis), allied to the mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of other birds, b…

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Deceitful adjective · 78% connection

Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere.

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Deride verb · 78% connection

To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forced, unnatural, insincere, hence, derisive.
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Derisory adjective · 78% connection

Derisive; mocking.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forced, unnatural, insincere, hence, derisive.
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Double adjective · 78% connection

Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.

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Feigned adjective · 78% connection

Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forced, unnatural, insincere, hence, derisive.
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Feigning adjective · 78% connection

That feigns; insincere; not genuine; false.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forced, unnatural, insincere, hence, derisive.
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Flatter verb · 78% connection

To use flattery or insincere praise.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forced, unnatural, insincere, hence, derisive.
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Flattery verb · 78% connection

The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forced, unnatural, insincere, hence, derisive.
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Flout verb · 78% connection

To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; to fleer; -- often with at.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forced, unnatural, insincere, hence, derisive.
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Force noun · 78% connection

To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce by unnatural effort…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forced, unnatural, insincere, hence, derisive.
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Forced adjective · 78% connection

Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure;…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forced, unnatural, insincere, hence, derisive.
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Gassing noun · 78% connection

Boasting; insincere or empty talk.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: forced, unnatural, insincere, hence, derisive.
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Gassy adjective · 78% connection

Full of gas; like gas. Hence: [Colloq.] Inflated; full of boastful or insincere talk.

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